“The most important job today was to try and get a decent high-fuel long-run on the Supersoft tyre - which I don’t think anyone managed. We’ve got to see how the tyre works because its performance will play a considerable role in the race. “I definitely feel like the car improved from P1 to P2. We tried something different for this afternoon’s session and I was happier with how the car felt. “We didn’t get to learn quite as much as we’d perhaps wanted to today. The weather was clear in the morning, but was quite difficult to dial-in the car because of the changing weather conditions we got this afternoon, compounded by the traffic as usual here. It’s an incredibly tough circuit, very technical, so every little scrap of information helps you understand where to go with the set-up. “The less running you get, the tougher it becomes to understand the behaviour of the tyres. Today, neither of us got to do a long-run, so we’ll be going into the race slightly unsure about how the tyres will behave. But everyone is in the same boat so I guess it’ll be a bit of a surprise for all the teams. “Hearing the roar of Formula 1 engines resonating around the harbour front vividly reminds you that no other circuit in the world can match the taut, visceral thrill of Monte-Carlo. “Unfortunately, the changeable weather conditions - a dry morning followed by an increasingly damp and greasy afternoon - have caused us to be a little less well prepared for the remainder of the weekend than we’d ideally like. But it’s the same for everyone. It’s just another of the unique challenges posed by this most formidable of street circuits. “At the moment, the sharp end of the grid looks extremely close - and it’ll be all to play for in what’s likely to be an absolutely thrilling qualifying session.
Normal options inside the cabin embody twin-zone automatic climate management, a tilt-and-telescoping steering column, eight-approach power front seats, driver memory functions, a cooled glovebox, heated front seats, leather upholstery, a 60/forty-split rear seatback and rear bucket seats. Conjointly commonplace are a laborious-drive-based navigation system and an eleven-speaker sound system with a USB/iPod interface and an auxiliary audio jack. The Panamera 4 differs solely in that it's all-wheel drive. The Panamera S Hybrid goes without a number of the features listed on top of, notably the xenon headlights and parking sensors. The automatic climate control is replaced by conventional air-conditioning, however Bluetooth is included. The V8-powered Panamera S and all-wheel-drive 4S embody all of the options found within the non-hybrid V6 models, plus adaptive headlights, further interior lighting, driver-seat memory and shift paddles. In typical Porsche tradition, a terribly lengthy and expensive list of choices allows patrons to easily customize the cars. The Sport Chrono Package And adds analog and digital stopwatches and adjustable engine and suspension settings.
The Sport Design package dresses up the Panamera's exterior with a special front fascia with wider intake grilles and aspect skirts. There are also countless ways in which to customise practically every interior surface with different shades of leather, wood, metal, carbon fiber and paint. The 2012 Porsche Panamera and Panamera 4 are powered by a front-mounted three.6-liter V6 that produces 300 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque. The Porsche Panamera S and 4S receive a 4.8-liter V8 smart for four hundred hp and 369 lb-ft of torque. The Panamera Turbo gets a twin-turbocharged version of the same V8 for a grand total of 500 hp and 516 lb-ft of torque. Adding the optional Sport Chrono Turbo package briefly will increase torque to 568 lb-ft with a turbo overboost. The new Turbo S dials output up to 550 hp and 553 lb-ft (590 lb-ft with overboost). Each gasoline-solely Panamera is supplied with a seven-speed twin-clutch automated manual transmission.
The Panamera and Panamera S supply rear-wheel drive, while the Panamera four, 4S and Turbo are equipped with all-wheel drive. The Panamera S Hybrid receives a supercharged 3.0-liter V6 that is paired with a 35kW electrical motor for a combined maximum output of 380 hp and 428 lb-ft of torque. The solely out there transmission is an eight-speed automatic with manual shift control that sends power to the rear wheels. In recent testing by Edmunds, the base Panamera V6 accelerated from zero to 60 mph in five.eight seconds. The V8-powered Panamera 4S impressed us with a four.six-second run. The Panamera Turbo and Turbo S left us awestruck, turning in identical 3.7-second blasts. The Panamera S Hybrid is estimated by Porsche to make the run in 5.7 seconds. The EPA estimates fuel consumption at eighteen mpg city/27 mpg highway and twenty one mpg combined for the bottom Panamera, while the Panamera 4 makes eighteen/twenty six/twenty one mpg.
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